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Why did coins change after 1964?

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Anonymous

17y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The value of silver had been rising over the years and finally it was becoming close to being worth more than the coins containing it. In order to avoid minting coins that would just be melted for the silver content, the Treasury department changed the composition of all silver coins.

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